Lot Essay
Moccas Court was built in 1775-81 by Anthony Keck for the Cornewall family. Its contents were dispersed in the late 1940's which is almost certainly when Mr Medlicott acquired this box
Details
A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID COFFERED RECTANGULAR BOX, inlaid overall with foliage and birds, 19th Century, the interior with paper label inscribed in ink Moccas Court
Provenance
The Cornewall family, Moccas Court, Herefordshire